The World of Music 6 th edition

1. The World of Music6th edition Part 3 Listening to World Music Chapter 7: Music of the Americas

2. Native American Music • Non-European • Unique • Instruments • Functions • Aesthetics • Ignored • Unknown—even today • Little (or no) Influence on Popular Music • Oral Tradition • Great Variety between Tribes Part III Listening to World Music Chapter 7 Music of the Americas

3. Rural Europeans became urban, (Concentrated) ethnic Americans. Immigrants were a strong market for recordings of the music of their homeland. Often their tastes were modified by experiences in the new world. Examples Raggae Salsa Bossa Nova Tex-Mex Mariachi Cajun/Zydeco Klezmer Ethnic Music in the U.S. Part III Listening to World Music Chapter 7 Music of the Americas

4. From Jamaica Connected to Rastafarianism Black Nationalism Social Reform Substyles Ska Rocksteady Artists Jimmy Cliff Bob Marley Bunny Wailer Peter Tosh Influenced Later Artists The Police Rancid Rap/Hip-hop Reggae Part III Listening to World Music Chapter 7 Music of the Americas

5. Latino • Salsa (Cuba) • Ruben Blades • Tito Puente • Bossa Nova (Brazil) • Antonio Carlos Jobim • Joäo Gilberto • Tex-Mex (Texas and Mexico) • Little Joe Hernandez • Texas Tornados • Mariachi (Mexico) • Traditional (mostly local) Ensembles Part III Listening to World Music Chapter 7 Music of the Americas

6. Cajun Mostly Whites, French Language Instruments Fiddle Accordion Zydeco Mostly Blacks, French Language Instruments Accordion Electric Guitar Electric Bass Drums Washboard Cajun/Zydeco (Louisiana) Part III Listening to World Music Chapter 7 Music of the Americas

7. Influences on Latin American, Mexican, and Caribbean Music • Indigenous folk music • Spanish-Language Folk Styles • Folk Instruments • Churches/Missionaries • Music Schools • European Art Music • Nationalism Part III Listening to World Music Chapter 7 Music of the Americas

8. Wind Instruments Reed Flutes Ocarinas Panpipes String Instruments Violins Guitars Bass Guitars Harps Percussion Instruments Rattles Rasps Claves Castanets Bongos Congas Guiros Maracas Xylophones (and Marimbas) Steel Drums Latin American Instruments Part III Listening to World Music Chapter 7 Music of the Americas

9. General Qualities of Latin Music • European Harmonies • Simple and Repetitive, but Layered for Complexity • Rarely Chromatic • Melodies of Limited Range • Little Improvisation (except where African-influenced) • Clear, Regular Phrases • Usually Major and/or Minor Tonality • Syncopated, Percussive Rhythms Part III Listening to World Music Chapter 7 Music of the Americas

10. Is Latin American music far enough away to qualify as “World Music?” What CD’s do you own that were influenced by Latin American music? How do you know this? Where can you go to hear authentic Native American Music? How many different types of Ethnic music have you heard (in America) and where did you hear these styles? Chapter Summary Part III Listening to World Music Chapter 7 Music of the Americas

11. Image Credits • Slide 2 Glen Allison/Getty Images • Slide 6 Photodics Collection/Getty Images Part III Listening to World Music Chapter 7 Music of the Americas